Watch It - An Eagle Birth :)

I have discovered that there is a live web cam watching an Eagle who has laid 3 eggs. They are estimated to hatch on 4/1.  If you have a few minutes, you should watch with your scout.
http://www.raptorresource.org/   click on bird cams, and the live stream should begin. 

What a wonderful thing technology is!

Compassion

Do you have it?  Do you know what it is?  At the March pack meeting we did a few exercises that helped us learn about some disabilities that people have and we talked about having compassion for others.  We also had some fun learning about compassion!  In this exercise the scouts were blindfolded and had to remove their left shoe and toss it in the middle, then try to find it .  One scout thought he could find his shoe by smelling all of them :)

Thank you for Helping!!

A big thank you to everyone who helped with Scouting for Food.  Doesn't matter if you collected food, stuffed bags in the shopper, donated, or helped organize the event!  We collected more food than we did in 2010!  The total pounds of food collected in Albert Lea was 5489!  Great Job!!

Scouting for Food Plans

Scouting for Food is Saturday March 26th.  We will meet at 1st Presbyterian Church at 9:00 for a short meeting.  We will get our maps and go out as a group and collect food.  We have the option of joining the boy scouts from Troop 7 for a pizza party afterward.  The cost is approx $5 per person and is optional. 

The Salvation Army in Albert Lea estimates 15-20 families visit their food shelf every day and they give out 1,500 pounds of food a day.  They ask that you do not donate any outdated items.  Some suggested items were ramen noodles, peanut butter, jelly, canned soup, canned fruits, mac & cheese, tuna, cereal.  I noticed that our shopper did not include a bag.  If you did not receive one, please place your items in any plastic bag on your front step by 8:30 am on Saturday.  Thanks for your help!  Let's stock up those food shelves :)

Scouting for Food

Scouting for food will be held on Saturday March 26th.  We will gather as a group and then split up in groups and collect food for the food shelves in Albert Lea.  Please make an effort to attend.  More information will be given out at the pack meeting on March 22nd!  See you there :)

Norseland Fun

There were 35 people who enjoyed the fun of winter camp at Norseland!  Lots of good food, friends, sledding, skits and crafts!  Don't forget if you attended to mark your scouts books for any achievements he completed!

Congratulations to our new Boy Scouts

Today we said farewell to Braden, Alex, Colin, Levi, Noah & Brayden!  They all received their Arrow of Light on February 22nd, 2011.  Best wishes to them in their future scouting years!!  There were 3 super achievers in the group who earned all 20 pins!  Congrats Braden, Colin & Brayden on being super achievers!

Blue & Gold Banquet

What a wonderful evening!  Food, Fun, and lots of awards!  Thanks for all the wonderful cakes & decorations!  Our meeting was festive in the theme of "All Star Cub Scouts"